Lawn-trimming implement.



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LAWN-TRIMMING IMPLEMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 20, 1910.

Application filed September 27, 1909. Serial No. 519,714.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. S. FLEM- ING, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah, State ofOregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLawn-Trimming Implements; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to lawn trimming implements, more particularly toimplements of this class designed to cut the groove between the lawn andthe walks, and has for its object to simplify and improve theconstruction and increase the efliciency and utility of devices of thischaracter.

l/Vith this and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereafter shown and described and thenspecifically pointed out in the claim, and in the drawings illustrativeof the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the improved i-mplement. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of thesame. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the improved implement. Fig. 4: is aview of the blank from which the implement is constructed.

The body or stock of the improved implement is constructed from a singleplate of metal cut into the shape shown in Fig. a and comprises two mainportions 1011 with oblique edges 1213 and bent centrally along the line1 1 into V-shape transversely. The portion 11 is provided with aprojection 15, while the portion 10 is provided with a similar, butlonger projection 16. The portion 10 is also provided with a projection17 between the oblique portion 12 and the projection 16. The innerportion of the extension 15 is bent along the line 18, at an angle tothe portion 11, while the outer portion of the portion 15 is bent alongthe line 19 at right angles thereto, while the portion 16 is bent alongthe line 20 at right angles to the portion 10 and inwardly toward theportion 15. The tongue portion 17 is also bent at right angles to theportion 10 along the line 21, but reversely to the portion 16, oroutwardly from the portion 10. The portions 101.5 when the device is inoperative position will be vertical, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, whilethe portion 16 which is'located in advance of the bend 20 will behorizontal and will be secured by rivets or other similar fasteningdevices 22 to the outer right angled portion of the extension 15. Thehorizontal portion of the extension 16 forms a base to receive thehandle 23, which is secured in position by rivets or other suitablefastening means 24. The oblique portions 1218 are ground 'to aknife-edge as shown.

WVith a device thus constructed a groove or channel may be readily cutin the lawn along the edge of the walk by simply forcing the implementforwardly with the vertical portion 10 against the edge of the walk andthe gage member 17 bearing upon the upper surface of the walk, asillustrated in Fig. 2, wherein a portion of the walk is indicated at 25and the ground or sod at 26. By this arrangement it will be obvious thatthe depth of cut may be readily controlled by simply depressing orelevating the handle, the gage 17 thus serving as a fulcrum to controlthe depth of the cut. The gage member 17 being located between the pointof the implement and the handle, the point may be elevated or depressedto increase or decrease the depth of the cut. By this simple means thedepth of the cut is under the control of the operator without exercisingany material pressure or strain either upon the implement or upon theoperator.

The improved implement is simple in construction, will be constructedpreferably of steel and suitably tempered and may be inexpensivelymanufactured, and of any re quired size.

The improved implement may be employed for trimming lawns alongside ofpaths which are not provided with cement or other walks by using care inguiding the implement.

What is claimed is A lawn trimming implement formed from a single sheetof metal comprising a forwardly extending V-shaped cutting portion withvertically extending side portions at In testimony whereof, I aflix mysignathe rear and with a horlzontal portion unlthim, 111 presence of twowltnesses.

ing the vertical portions a laterally eXtend- TILT IAM S S FLEMINC inggage member between the cutting por- J 'tion and one of said verticalportions, and WVitnesses: a handle connected to said horizontal por- O.F. PFLUGER,

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